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A&P: Practices cancelled at the following towers until further notice

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Following guidance received today the following towers have ceased all ringing until further notice in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID19:

Alton (All towers), Blackmoor, Bramshott, Buriton, Froxfield, Hawkley, Holybourne, Selborne, Steep, Warnford and West Meon

Other towers will be added once confirmation is received that they are also cancelling their ringing activities

Hope to see you all soon and stay well…

Steve
A&P Communications Officer

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Ringing cancellations due to COVID-19

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Coronavirus: UK ringing should now be cancelled

The UK government has advised against all unnecessary social contact with immediate effect. The Prime Minister advised in a press conference of 16th March that now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel.

The Central Council has released a statement in response to the UK government. They advise that If you haven’t already decided to cancel ringing activities, it seems that now is the time to do so. The Ringing World agrees with this statement. It is hard to interpret the government’s guidance in any way other than that all planned ringing activities in the UK should now cease.

 

 

I have been made aware that ringing has been suspended at the following towers due to COVID-19 concerns:

Alton, St. Laurence, All Saints and Holybourne – all ringing suspended.

Alverstoke – all ringing cancelled until further notice.

Basingstoke, St. Michael’s – all ringing cancelled until further notice.

Blackmoor – all ringing suspended.

Bournemouth, St. John’s, St. Peters and Scared Heart – all ringing suspended.

Bramshott – all service and practice ringing until at least the end of March where the situation will be reviewed.

Brockenhurst – no ringing until further notice.

Buriton – all ringing suspended.

Catherington – ringing cancelled, but may be some limited Sunday ringing if services continue.

Christchurch Priory – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Eling – all ringing suspended.

Froxfield – all ringing suspended.

Havant – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Hawkley – all ringing suspended and the tied practices on 6-8-10th April postponed.

Hursley – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Newport – all ringing cancelled until further notice.

Portsmouth Cathedral – all ringing suspended.

Purbrook – all ringing cancelled until further notice.

Romsey – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Selborne – all ringing cancelled until further notice.

Shanklin – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Shedfield – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Southampton (St. Mary’s, St. Michael’s and Bitterne Park) – all ringing suspended.

Steep – all ringing suspended.

Titchfield – all ringing suspended.

Upham – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Upton Grey – all ringing cancelled until further notice.

Warnford – all ringing suspended.

West Meon – all ringing suspended.

Wickham – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Winchester Cathedral – all ringing suspended until further notice.

Wonston – no practices until further notice.

Portsmouth District – all District events are cancelled including the April QDM.

Winchester District – all District events and the striking competition in May are cancelled until further notice.

Please let me know via wpbells@gmail.com of any other cancellations and I will add them to this list.

Thanks

Andrew Glover

W&P Guild Webmaster

 

 

 

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Belfry Maintenance Course (Guild Education) – Sat 23rd November 2019 based at Hawkley

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Many of you have asked when we will be running another Belfry Maintenance course – here is your answer!   The Education Committee’s final course of this year, which will run alongside the Plain Hunt course on Saturday 23 November, will be Belfry Maintenance, also based at Hawkley.

The tutor will be Roger Barber who has a wealth of experience and has run this course for us before, and whilst it will be based at Hawkley, Roger will take students to two different towers during the day for a closer look at different types of fittings (and much more), giving students the chance to ask questions about these and their own towers.   It will cover many aspects, showing the basic things which need to be checked, ropes, stays, bolts, and much more.   If you are a steeple keeper who, perhaps, has been thrown in at the deep end because nobody else will do it (!), or if you just help out occasionally, you may find this a helpful day.

I have attached below the poster and application form (both Word and pdf versions)  but if there are any queries I’ll do my best to help, as, of course, will Roger.

Christine Knights-Whittome

For:  The Education Committee

Application Form (Word format) – Belfry Maintenance

Application Form (PDF) – Belfry Maintenance

Poster (Word format) – Belfry Maintenance

Poster (PDF) – Belfry Maintenance

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Guild Education – Plain Hunt and Hunting to Doubles Methods – Saturday 23rd November at Hawkley

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Please find below the poster and application form (both Word and pdf versions) for a Guild Education Day, taking place on Saturday 23 November, based at Hawkley, which will cover Plain Hunt and Hunting to Doubles Methods.   This is the very important building block on which future ringing is based, and can be an invaluable step to getting ringers started in the right direction.

Have a word with your Tower Captain and see if this is something which will help you.   Talk it through with your friends – perhaps it will help them too.   This is a day for learning in a relaxed atmosphere alongside others at the same stage, working at your own level, with plenty of experienced help.    The closing date for the receipt of applications is a week earlier than usual so you need to get them in early.

As always – any queries, let me know.

Christine Knights-Whittome

For:  The Guild Education Committee

Application Form – Word format

Application Form – PDF

Poster (Word format) – Plain Hunt & Trebling to Doubles Methods

Poster (PDF) – Plain Hunt & Trebling to Doubles Methods

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Tied bell practices at Hawkley during Holy Week

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Hi all,
Following my announcement on Wednesday evening about tied bell practices in Holy Week, I can confirm that I have been granted permission from the Hawkley church authorities to hold these on the following 3 evenings. Monday 15th, Wednesday 17th and Friday 19th April all from 7.00-9.00pm. The object will be to improve on Bell Handling, learning how to ring the bell quicker and slower by improving on the positioning of your hands on the rope. Also I will be teaching 4 new recruits so it would be an opportunity to start to learn how to teach.
It would be helpful to now if you would like to come to one or all of these so that I can make sure we get a good balance for each evening, and if there is a demand then it might  become a regular thing.
All the best,
Roger
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A&P November practice at Hawkley. Saturday 10th 5.30-7.30pm

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Hi all,
The November 10th practice will be at Hawkley from 5.30-7.30pm.

The bells will be half muffled ready for Remembrance Sunday.

It will be a general 8 bell practice from rounds up. A suggestion is to have a go at Double Norwich so have a look at it.
This will be the last practice for 2018 and l will organise more starting on the 3rd Saturday in January and after that back to the usual 2nd Saturday.
I hope you have enjoyed this years practices and have learned a bit more along the way. If you have anything in mind for next year then please let me know.
All best wishes
Roger

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Hawkley Practice Weds 10th Jan 7.30pm

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Hi all,

Happy New Year to you all and to say that  on Wednesday 10th the practice will be at Hawkley from 7.30-9.00pm.
On an other note, just to say that I am fully intending to arrange some more practices this year starting in February. I will have to see what is in the district calendar for the year before I can start organising this, however it will not be all Surprise Major, I am hoping to have enough interest in other methods, and will discuss this further at the Annual Meeting.
all best wishes,
Archive, Hawkley

A quarter peal rung for Anita at Hawkley

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Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Hawkley, Hampshire
Saturday, 8 July 2017 in 42minutes
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Nick James
2 Michael J Novell
3 Di Hart
4 Jessica Hornsby
5 Matthew D Watts
6 Andrew P Sparling
7 Roger A Barber (C)
8 David Hart
In Memory of Anita Seamons who passed away recently. Anita rang at Selborne, was the A&P District Librarian for many years, and actively supported many District & Guild events.
Alton and Petersfield District, AP District Event, Archive, Campanology, District, Hawkley

Another great AP District practice

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The general practice run by Roger at Hawkley last Saturday was another great success, and was going so well that it was extended by a good twenty minutes.

My quick headcount came to 24 ringers of varying abilities, from learners happily ringing call changes to the more experienced who were doing Cambridge Major, with plenty of plain hunt and triples methods in between. No one was left out as Roger made sure that everyone had the chance to have a go at whatever they felt the need to work on. Bob Triples in my case, preparing for my first quarter peal on eight bells on July 9th.

Penny Rehbein from Alton was determined to understand what happens in plain hunt, and spent a lot of time watching what others were doing. Then she stood behind Di Hart while she was ringing the treble and they counted places together. I’m pretty sure I saw a light bulb ping on above Penny’s head, so I look forward to seeing her progress next time she comes to visit us at Blackmoor.

Gordon Strachan is one of our learners at Blackmoor, and this was the first general practice that he had been to. His comment this morning was that “it was pretty full on” but, judging by the smile on his face, he’ll be eager to attend many more.

Thanks Roger and everyone else who was there, it was a superb evening.